This article on SportsHandle.com by Greg Warren explains how LocationSmart addresses geolocation for online Sports Betting operators in Ontario, Canada.
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LocationSmart An Alternative To GeoComply For Ontario iGaming Companies | SportsHandle.com
Tracking player locations will be a requirement for private operators in Ontario
When Ontario‘s regulated iGaming market launches on April 4, ensuring that players accessing online iGaming and sports betting platforms are located within provincial borders at the time will be a serious issue.
Guidelines outlined by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and iGaming Ontario, the two government entities responsible for reviewing and approving gaming licenses in the province, require private operators to have player location validation technology in place. The same requirement is in place in U.S. markets.
Sports Handle previously spoke with the gaming industry leader in the geolocation field, GeoComply, about the challenges of geofencing Ontario. The company nearly has a monopoly in the third-party location services realm, but there’s another competitor hungry to capitalize on the burgeoning gaming market in the U.S., Ontario and the rest of Canada.
LocationSmart, based in Carlsbad, California, also offers services in gaming geolocation compliance. It was the first provider to launch mobile and iGaming in Nevada and Delaware and is a geolocation service provider in New Jersey. The company serves clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 customers and has a global reach of more than 200 countries. Like GeoComply, LocationSmart uses a cloud-based location platform to help gaming companies confirm users are in a geographic area that is approved for gambling transactions.
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